CP16 ISSUE 28 REV 1 DATED 24th APRIL 2018 …

1 cp16 ISSUE 28 rev 1 Page 1 of 16 DATED 24th APRIL 2018 Certification Services Division Midsummer House Riverside Way, Bedford Road Northampton, NN1 5NX United Kingdom Tel: +44(0)1604-438-300. E-mail: cp16 ISSUE 28 REV 1 DATED 24th APRIL 2018 IMPLEMENTATION DATE: 1st MAY 2018 RENEWAL & RECERTIFICATION OF PCN LEVELS 1 & 2 CERTIFICATES CONTENTS SCOPE .. 1 ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS .. 2 REFERENCES .. 2 1. INTRODUCTION .. 2 2. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS .. 2 ANNEX A - APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF A PCN LEVEL 1 OR LEVEL 2 CERTIFICATE .. 5 PAYMENT .. 7 cp16 ANNEX A TABLE 1 POINTS RECORD FORM (FOR LEVEL 1 & 2 CERTIFICATE RENEWAL) .. 8 ANNEX D1 TO cp16 - RECORD OF EMPLOYMENT .. 9 ANNEX D2 TO cp16 - NDT TRAINING LOG SHEET.

2 10 ANNEX D3 TO cp16 - RECORD OF SURVEILLANCES .. 11 ANNEX D4 TO cp16 - RECORD OF PRACTICAL TESTS .. 12 ANNEX D5 TO cp16 RECORD OF PCN EXAMINATIONS OR BINDT APPROVED COURSES CONDUCTED PCN EXAMINERS AND/OR BINDT APPROVED TRAINERS ONLY .. 13 cp16 appendix A .. 14 GUIDANCE NOTES FOR COMPLETION OF cp16 .. 14 Summary of changes .. 16 SCOPE This document forms a part of the PCN General requirements (PCN/GEN) for the certification of personnel engaged in NDT and should be read in conjunction with the current ISSUE of PCN/GEN available on the BINDT website (see references). It is the responsibility of the certificate holder to initiate the procedure required for renewal and to ensure the correct ISSUE status of cp16 prior to making application.

3 Complete & correct renewal applications must be submitted to PCN no sooner than 6 months and no later 6 weeks prior to the expiry date. The renewed certificate will be issued from the previous expiry date and will expire 5 years less a day from the original expiry date, unless the late rule applies (see late application process PSL28). 1. If the renewal application has been submitted following the correct process but the application is not complete by the expiry date of the certificate, then the candidate must apply for a late application using form PSL28 and shall incur the financial penalty. cp16 ISSUE 28 rev 1 Page 2 of 16 DATED 24th APRIL 2018 2. Renewal applications submitted to PCN within the 6 weeks prior to certificate expiry will be rejected and the candidate shall; i.

4 Apply to PCN for a deferred approval ii. Apply to an AQB for a recertification exam and the candidate will lose time on the certificate (as per the current PSL28 rule). 3. Renewal applications submitted to PCN after the 6 weeks prior to certificate expiry will be rejected and the candidate shall; i. Apply to PCN for a late approval ii. Apply to an AQB for a recertification exam and the candidate will lose time on the certificate (as per the current PSL28 rule). ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS PSL/28 Application for late/deferred renewal/recertification PSL/44 Vision requirements PSL/57B Application for recertification examination REFERENCES PCN/GEN General requirements for the certification of personnel engaged in NDT CP27 Code of Conduct for PCN certificate Holders PSL/33 Wallet cards (or where the wallet card was issued more than ten years ago) PSL/35 BINDT charges 1.

5 INTRODUCTION ISSUE 01 PCN Level 1 and Level 2 certificates may be revalidated without examination by BINDT. ISSUE 02 certificates must be revalidated by successfully passing the recertification examination conducted by a BINDT Authorised Qualifying Body (AQB). Renewal applications must be supported by an Annex A Table 1 (using correct Annex D forms to support application) form showing the minimum surveillances shown in the table below: Expiry date of certification Required minimum total number of surveillances recorded from Activity 1 and/or 2 Minimum number of points in that period Points to be made up from any activity in Annex A table 1 2018+ 5 (20 points) 40 20 2.

6 TERMS AND DEFINITIONS FOR A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF TERMS AND DEFINITIONS PLEASE REFER TO PCN/GEN. Renewal: The procedure for revalidation of a PCN certificate without examination at any time up to five years after success in an initial, supplementary or recertification examination. Recertification: The procedure for revalidation of a PCN certificate by examination conducted at a BINDT AQB or by otherwise satisfying BINDT that the published criteria for recertification are satisfied. Significant Interruption: An absence from (or a change of) work activity which prevents the holder of PCN certification from practising the duties corresponding to his or her level in the method and sector(s) for which certification was issued, for (a) a continuous period in excess of 12 months or (b) two or more periods for a total time exceeding 24 months.

7 For the purpose of calculating this period, authorised holidays, illness or periods of related training and education, any of which are 30 days or less in duration, shall not be considered. Note 1: Legal holidays, or periods of sickness or courses of less than thirty days are not taken into account when calculating the interruption. Surveillance: a process which is mandatory in the period leading to a renewal of a certificate, and which is strongly recommended in the period leading to recertification, and which takes one of the following forms: Monitoring: the formal assessment (by an appropriately qualified person) of the complete testing process, including preparation, pre-test calibration, conduct of NDT, and recording/reporting, carried out by the certificate holder in the course of his or her normal work activity and recorded on cp16 Annex D3.

8 cp16 ISSUE 28 rev 1 Page 3 of 16 DATED 24th APRIL 2018 Re-inspection: a second or repeat inspection (carried out by an appropriately qualified person), using the same NDT instruction or procedure as used in the original test carried out by the certificate holder in the course of his or her normal work activity and recorded on cp16 Annex D3. Note 2: For radiography, the re-inspection may be limited to a second interpretation and report on the original radiographs. It is not necessary to inform the individual who is the subject of surveillance that re-inspection is to take place. Note 3: The person carrying out the re-inspection, as well as the person whose work is the subject of re-inspection, is considered to have undergone surveillance and may record as much, in which case such re-inspection records shall be countersigned by the person who is the subject of the re-inspection.

9 Supervised test: the testing of an appropriate training specimen provided by a BINDT accredited training establishment under the supervision of an Appropriately Qualified Person, who is authorised by the training co-ordinator to conduct and record on Annex D4 the results of such tests. Note 4: BINDT will accept supervised practical testing of training specimens administered by a training establishment which is formally recognised by a relevant engineering institution in the country concerned. Such Institutions shall be able to demonstrate impartiality if called upon by BINDT to do so. Note 5: surveillance may be called for by the certificate holder, employer, the employer s client, inspection authority or regulatory body.

10 For the surveillance to be recognised by BINDT, all surveillance activities shall be carried out in accordance with a formal documented procedure, a copy of which is to be submitted to BINDT upon demand. Appropriately qualified person: An individual (carrying out re-inspection, monitoring or supervised tests) holding BS EN ISO 9712 Level 2 or Level 3 certification, or other relevant certification acceptable to BINDT. The certification concerned must cover the same NDT method and product or industry sector as that certification which is the subject of surveillance. Corrective action: [where surveillance of a PCN certificate holder reveals a deficiency in the performance of NDT for which he or she is certificated] the implementation of two or more of the following actions: further training (recorded using Annex D2), additional surveillance, amendment of NDT procedures, recall of work, notification of clients, suspension of authorisation to test, or other appropriate actions with time scales for implementation.